Peter Welch

Peter Welch (2 May 1947-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-VT) from 3 January 2007, succeeding Bernie Sanders.

Biography
Peter Welch was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1947, and he worked for 30 years at a personal injury law firm in Vermont. He served in the State Senate from 1981 to 1989 and from 2001 to 2007, when he was elected to US House of Representatives to succeed Bernie Sanders (who entered the US Senate). He was affiliated with the Progressive Democrats, and he supported Sanders during the 2016 presidential election.